At that moment, the estate spirit's voice rang out beside Chen Fan's ear:
"Hmph. Your patriarch's knowledge is still far too shallow. After all, he has not lived through even a single epoch—how much could he possibly have seen?"
The estate spirit's words stirred Chen Fan's thoughts.
For the moment, he bade farewell to his master and patriarch, then plunged headlong into the immortal estate.
Only then did he ask the estate spirit, "Senior Estate Spirit, when you said that earlier... could it be that you have seen someone below the Demon God King level challenge a Demon God King across realms?"
The estate spirit replied, "Such people are indeed extremely rare. Perhaps not even one would emerge in an entire epoch. But ever since the establishment of the Four Divine Courts, who knew how many epochs had passed? Over the accumulation of such vast years, there have still been quite a few heaven-defying geniuses of this sort."
Chen Fan's eyes flickered.
That was right.
Compared with Chen Fan and Chen Tiangan, the patriarch had indeed lived through an immensely long time and possessed vastly broader knowledge. Yet he was still a living being of this epoch. In terms of experience, how could he compare with an immortal artifact spirit like the estate spirit?
The estate spirit's voice sounded again:
"So-called king-bestowal is merely a division of strength, not cultivation. Though generally speaking, those granted kingship possess a much deeper comprehension of the Great Dao than ordinary sixth-level Longevity cultivators..."
"In truth, there are also certain exceptional individuals—people like you, Chen Fan—who possess special divine abilities or special constitutions, allowing them to attain king-bestowed strength even when their comprehension of the Great Dao falls far below the average level of a king-bestowed expert."
Chen Fan silently agreed.
His nominal master,